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The Storm Cloud of Trauma: Jim Sporleder
Students who have learned to endure toxic environments often develop a “survival brain” — which can be the result of years of living with harmful stress. Once he understood that
Escape the Classroom: Serious “Edutainment”
“Edutainment” is an emerging trend that seeks to teach and build a wide array of cognitive competencies. One example advocated by Dr. Marquita Blades: Escape the Classroom: Students are in
The New PBIS – Beliefs Lead to Behavior: Hotep Benzo
Hotep Benzo says “classroom behavior is a symptom, NOT the problem. Repeated negative behaviors are due to innate beliefs. Listen to Hotep describe how the Outcome Progression Model lends itself
Helping Students Transition from Survival State to a Thinking State: LaVonna Roth
The affective filters in the brain can determine whether students are in a receptive emotional state and capable of paying attention. Author and creator of the Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E initiative,
Offering “A Dose of Hope” to Struggling Students: Brian Mendler
For students with learning differences and disabilities, the path to success does not have to be burdensome. Though Plenary Speaker Brian Mendler’s own desperate experience called for desperate measures, he
Discipline Problems vs. Motivation Problems: Dr. Robyn Jackson
A behavior is a discipline problem, according to Levin & Nolan’s widely respected Principles of Classroom Management, if the behavior: • Interferes with the teaching act • Interferes with another
Increase the “Sizzle Factor” in Your Content: Dave Burgess
Creating “buzz” in the classroom, says “educational buccaneer” Dave Burgess, is all about “pre-heating the grill of learning.” Dave Burgess is the New York Times Bestselling Author of Teach Like
Student Names & School Culture
What is the value of a student hearing his or her name pronounced correctly?Learning to pronounce students’ names correctly — even if it takes a lot of effort/practice — can
Tips to Prevail Over an Active Shooter: Vaughn Baker
NextGen School Safety Keynoter Vaughn Baker says that knowledge is power to prevail against a violent intruder. But he warns that the natural response to a violent intruder is often
Waking the Disengaged?
Those boy engagement strategies – how are they working, and what do they look like to the (sometimes) astute student vlogger? Why worry about Dillon and his male friends who
“Paper Tigers” – Jim Sporleder
How do you teach teens whose childhood experiences have left them with a tough exterior but whose brains ill-suited to learn? When Jim Sporleder tried a different approach, the results
“Does anyone ever think of that kid?” – Brian Mendler
Brian Mendler says it’s possible to “get through school and not be great at it – but still be successful in life.” Brian is a certified elementary and special education